Bold New World: The Essential Guide to Surviving and Prospering in the Twenty-First Century
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| Rating | : | 4.50 (592 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1568360959 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 367 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Well worth reading" according to Thomas J. Donahue. I remember in the 1970's when Future Shock was on the best seller list. I devoured it and made it a central part of my Weltanschauung. It swept the whole country. When a friend told me about Bold New World, I read it and felt quite sure it would also make the best seller list and would sweep the country. I was really surprised when it didn't. Some of what Knoke predicted is already a fact of everyday life - five years later.The book is aptly subtitled: the essential road map to the twenty-first century. The central theme of the book is that we now live i. Like sitting on a cast iron toilet seat in Bone, ID at - 30. Everything causes cancer. Right? Well, this book has thatsentiment beat. According to Knocke's theory, everything in today'ssociety causes people to become "placeless." The author would have you believe that if you aren't connected to a "community" you just might blow up a Federal building, or the World Trade Center, or drop chemical agents in a crowded subway, or believe there is an alien spaceship behind the nearest comet. But, who would do those things? I couldn't put this book down. It was like ripping the ski mask off my neighbor's face and really s. For anyone seeking to understand our chaotic world today. A business consultant, William Knoke sought to understandthe underlying causes for all the chaotic change taking placein the world today. His explanation is simple, and for that reason, brilliant: we have entered the "Age of Everything Everywhere". Due to improvements in communications and transportation, place no longer matters. Yet, "place" has been a fundamental assumption of every one of our major institutions. Take away that assumption, and things are bound to change -- dramatically! Knoke than goes on to explain how this "Age of Everything Everywhe
Offers an analysis of the future of our society in the information age, examining the impact of technology on economics, politics, work, communications, and our daily lives.
From Library Journal As we approach the end of the millennium, prognosticators scramble with pen in hand to draw a picture of the future. According to Knoke, the limits of our dimension will melt away; time and place will lose relevance as we enter the age of Everything Everywhere. At the beginning of every chapter, Knoke utilizes a series of vignettes that cleverly serve as scene-setters. of Evansville Libs., Ind.Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. Abbott, Univ. For public libraries.?Randy L. Despite some unsettling predictions about the loss of control and the fragility of our global web, Knoke remains positive about the future, seeing the coming century as a golden opportunity for humankind to capitalize on the pr